Has anyone noticed a more interesting/dramatic sunset or sunrise? I live in a deep wooded valley so I never know what's going on.
Read the email I got from Spaceweather.com:
Sky watchers across the USA and Europe are reporting unusually colorful sunsets and sunrises. The cause appears to be the August 7th eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in Alaska's Aleutian islands. The volcano hurled a massive cloud of ash and sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere; high winds have since carried the aerosols over parts of the USA and Europe. "Violet domes," long pink rays crossing the sky, campfire-red aureoles around Venus--these are just a few of the sights documented on Spaceweather.com in recent days. When the sun goes down tonight, look west. You may be in for a treat.
I've noticed it for sure - especially the sunsets, but didn't know it had anything to do with an eruption. I thought it was a side effect of those afternoon margaritas I've had to have since going back to school...
The sky has shown some really nice glowing pinks around here, but I haven't been able to find a decent comp to go with it.
Interesting, Don, thanks for the scoop!
Posted by Brad Mangas on September 1, 2008 at 1:06 AM
Hi Don,
I was unaware of the eruption but I have made it out to some sunrises and sunsets here in the last month and now that I look at some of the images I believe I can safely say there has been an nice amount of color. Seems to be more on the red side from what I have encountered. I'm going to post an image that may show that.
Thanks for the info.
Discussion
2 repliesRead the email I got from Spaceweather.com:
Sky watchers across the USA and Europe are reporting unusually colorful sunsets and sunrises. The cause appears to be the August 7th eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in Alaska's Aleutian islands. The volcano hurled a massive cloud of ash and sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere; high winds have since carried the aerosols over parts of the USA and Europe. "Violet domes," long pink rays crossing the sky, campfire-red aureoles around Venus--these are just a few of the sights documented on Spaceweather.com in recent days. When the sun goes down tonight, look west. You may be in for a treat.
The sky has shown some really nice glowing pinks around here, but I haven't been able to find a decent comp to go with it.
Interesting, Don, thanks for the scoop!
I was unaware of the eruption but I have made it out to some sunrises and sunsets here in the last month and now that I look at some of the images I believe I can safely say there has been an nice amount of color. Seems to be more on the red side from what I have encountered. I'm going to post an image that may show that.
Thanks for the info.
Brad